5 letter words with R

There are 2,670 valid 5-letter words containing the letter R. The highest scoring is FRIZZ at 26 Scrabble points. Because every entry is exactly five letters, this list doubles as a Wordle shortlist once you know the puzzle contains an R. Run it yourself on https://www.lexorawords.com/words/5-letter-words-with-r.

Highest scoring 5 letter words with R

FRIZZ — 26 pts
FURZY — 20 pts
CRAZY — 19 pts
JERKY — 19 pts
XEROX — 19 pts
HYRAX — 18 pts
QUARK — 18 pts
QUIRK — 18 pts
ZERKS — 18 pts
BRAXY — 17 pts

All 5 letter words with R

AARGH — 9 pts
ABHOR — 10 pts
ABLER — 7 pts
ABORT — 7 pts
ABRIS — 7 pts
ACARI — 7 pts
ACERB — 9 pts
ACORN — 7 pts
ACRED — 8 pts
ACRES — 7 pts
ACRID — 8 pts
ACTOR — 7 pts
ADDER — 7 pts
ADORE — 6 pts
ADORN — 6 pts
AERIE — 5 pts
AFARS — 8 pts
AFIRE — 8 pts
AFORE — 8 pts
AFRIT — 8 pts
AFTER — 8 pts
AGARS — 6 pts
AGERS — 6 pts
AGGER — 7 pts
AGGRO — 7 pts
AGORA — 6 pts
AGREE — 6 pts
AGRIA — 6 pts
AIDER — 6 pts
AIMER — 7 pts
AIRED — 6 pts
AIRER — 5 pts
AIRNS — 5 pts
AIRTH — 8 pts
AIRTS — 5 pts
AIVER — 8 pts
ALARM — 7 pts
ALARY — 8 pts
ALDER — 6 pts
ALERT — 5 pts
ALGOR — 6 pts
ALTAR — 5 pts
ALTER — 5 pts
AMBER — 9 pts
AMBRY — 12 pts
AMEER — 7 pts
AMIRS — 7 pts
AMORT — 7 pts
AMOUR — 7 pts
ANEAR — 5 pts
ANGER — 6 pts
ANGRY — 9 pts
ANTRA — 5 pts
ANTRE — 5 pts
AORTA — 5 pts
APART — 7 pts
APERS — 7 pts
APERY — 10 pts
APORT — 7 pts
APRES — 7 pts
APRON — 7 pts
APTER — 7 pts
ARAKS — 9 pts
ARBOR — 7 pts
ARCED — 8 pts
ARCUS — 7 pts
ARDEB — 8 pts
ARDOR — 6 pts
AREAE — 5 pts
AREAL — 5 pts
AREAS — 5 pts
ARECA — 7 pts
AREIC — 7 pts
ARENA — 5 pts
ARETE — 5 pts
ARGAL — 6 pts
ARGIL — 6 pts
ARGLE — 6 pts
ARGOL — 6 pts
ARGON — 6 pts
ARGOT — 6 pts
ARGUE — 6 pts
ARGUS — 6 pts
ARHAT — 8 pts
ARIAS — 5 pts
ARIEL — 5 pts
ARILS — 5 pts
ARISE — 5 pts
ARLES — 5 pts
ARMED — 8 pts
ARMER — 7 pts
ARMET — 7 pts
ARMOR — 7 pts
AROID — 6 pts
AROMA — 7 pts
AROSE — 5 pts
ARPEN — 7 pts
ARRAS — 5 pts
ARRAY — 8 pts
ARRIS — 5 pts
ARROW — 8 pts
ARSES — 5 pts
ARSIS — 5 pts
ARSON — 5 pts
ARTAL — 5 pts
ARTEL — 5 pts
ARTSY — 8 pts
ARUMS — 7 pts
ARVAL — 8 pts
ARVOS — 8 pts
ARYLS — 8 pts
ASKER — 9 pts
ASPER — 7 pts
ASTER — 5 pts
ASTIR — 5 pts
ATRIA — 5 pts
ATRIP — 7 pts
ATTAR — 5 pts
AUGER — 6 pts
AUGUR — 6 pts
AURAE — 5 pts
AURAL — 5 pts
AURAR — 5 pts
AURAS — 5 pts
AUREI — 5 pts
AURES — 5 pts
AURIC — 7 pts
AURIS — 5 pts
AURUM — 7 pts
AVERS — 8 pts
AVERT — 8 pts
AWARD — 9 pts
AWARE — 8 pts
AZURE — 14 pts
BAIRN — 7 pts
BAKER — 11 pts
BALER — 7 pts
BARBE — 9 pts
BARBS — 9 pts
BARDE — 8 pts
BARDS — 8 pts
BARED — 8 pts
BARER — 7 pts
BARES — 7 pts
BARFS — 10 pts
BARGE — 8 pts
BARIC — 9 pts
BARKS — 11 pts
BARKY — 14 pts
BARMS — 9 pts
BARMY — 12 pts
BARNS — 7 pts
BARNY — 10 pts
BARON — 7 pts
BARRE — 7 pts
BARYE — 10 pts
BASER — 7 pts
BAZAR — 16 pts
BEARD — 8 pts
BEARS — 7 pts
BEERS — 7 pts
BEERY — 10 pts
BERET — 7 pts
BERGS — 8 pts
BERME — 9 pts
BERMS — 9 pts
BERRY — 10 pts
BERTH — 10 pts
BERYL — 10 pts
BEVOR — 10 pts
BIDER — 8 pts
BIERS — 7 pts
BIKER — 11 pts
BIRCH — 12 pts
BIRDS — 8 pts
BIRKS — 11 pts
BIRLE — 7 pts
BIRLS — 7 pts
BIRRS — 7 pts
BIRSE — 7 pts
BIRTH — 10 pts
BITER — 7 pts
BLARE — 7 pts
BLEAR — 7 pts
BLUER — 7 pts
BLURB — 9 pts
BLURS — 7 pts
BLURT — 7 pts
BOARD — 8 pts
BOARS — 7 pts
BOART — 7 pts
BOLAR — 7 pts
BONER — 7 pts
BOORS — 7 pts
BORAL — 7 pts
BORAS — 7 pts
BORAX — 14 pts
BORED — 8 pts
BORER — 7 pts
BORES — 7 pts
BORIC — 9 pts
BORNE — 7 pts
BORON — 7 pts
BORTS — 7 pts
BORTY — 10 pts
BORTZ — 16 pts
BOURG — 8 pts
BOURN — 7 pts
BOWER — 10 pts
BOXER — 14 pts
BOYAR — 10 pts
BRACE — 9 pts
BRACH — 12 pts
BRACT — 9 pts
BRADS — 8 pts
BRAES — 7 pts
BRAGS — 8 pts
BRAID — 8 pts
BRAIL — 7 pts
BRAIN — 7 pts
BRAKE — 11 pts
BRAKY — 14 pts
BRAND — 8 pts
BRANK — 11 pts
BRANS — 7 pts
BRANT — 7 pts
BRASH — 10 pts
BRASS — 7 pts
BRATS — 7 pts
BRAVA — 10 pts
BRAVE — 10 pts
BRAVI — 10 pts
BRAVO — 10 pts
BRAWL — 10 pts
BRAWN — 10 pts
BRAWS — 10 pts
BRAXY — 17 pts
BRAYS — 10 pts
BRAZA — 16 pts
BRAZE — 16 pts
BREAD — 8 pts
BREAK — 11 pts
BREAM — 9 pts
BREDE — 8 pts
BREED — 8 pts
BREES — 7 pts
BRENS — 7 pts
BRENT — 7 pts
BREVE — 10 pts
BREWS — 10 pts
BRIAR — 7 pts
BRIBE — 9 pts
BRICK — 13 pts
BRIDE — 8 pts
BRIEF — 10 pts
BRIER — 7 pts
BRIES — 7 pts
BRIGS — 8 pts
BRILL — 7 pts
BRIMS — 9 pts
BRINE — 7 pts
BRING — 8 pts
BRINK — 11 pts
BRINS — 7 pts
BRINY — 10 pts
BRIOS — 7 pts
BRISK — 11 pts
BRITS — 7 pts
BRITT — 7 pts
BROAD — 8 pts
BROCK — 13 pts
BROIL — 7 pts
BROKE — 11 pts
BROME — 9 pts
BROMO — 9 pts
BRONC — 9 pts
BROOD — 8 pts
BROOK — 11 pts
BROOM — 9 pts
BROOS — 7 pts
BROSE — 7 pts
BROSY — 10 pts
BROTH — 10 pts
BROWN — 10 pts
BROWS — 10 pts
BRUGH — 11 pts
BRUIN — 7 pts
BRUIT — 7 pts
BRUME — 9 pts
BRUNT — 7 pts
BRUSH — 10 pts
BRUSK — 11 pts
BRUTE — 7 pts
BUHRS — 10 pts
BURAN — 7 pts
BURAS — 7 pts
BURBS — 9 pts
BURDS — 8 pts
BURET — 7 pts
BURGH — 11 pts
BURGS — 8 pts
BURIN — 7 pts
BURKE — 11 pts
BURLS — 7 pts
BURLY — 10 pts
BURNS — 7 pts
BURNT — 7 pts
BURPS — 9 pts
BURRO — 7 pts
BURRS — 7 pts
BURRY — 10 pts
BURSA — 7 pts
BURSE — 7 pts
BURST — 7 pts
BUYER — 10 pts
BYRES — 10 pts
BYRLS — 10 pts
CABER — 9 pts
CADRE — 8 pts
CAGER — 8 pts
CAIRD — 8 pts
CAIRN — 7 pts
CANER — 7 pts
CAPER — 9 pts
CARAT — 7 pts
CARBO — 9 pts
CARBS — 9 pts
CARDS — 8 pts
CARED — 8 pts
CARER — 7 pts
CARES — 7 pts
CARET — 7 pts
CAREX — 14 pts
CARGO — 8 pts
CARKS — 11 pts
CARLE — 7 pts
CARLS — 7 pts
CARNS — 7 pts
CARNY — 10 pts
CAROB — 9 pts
CAROL — 7 pts
CAROM — 9 pts
CARPI — 9 pts
CARPS — 9 pts
CARRS — 7 pts
CARRY — 10 pts
CARSE — 7 pts
CARTE — 7 pts
CARTS — 7 pts
CARVE — 10 pts
CATER — 7 pts
CAVER — 10 pts
CEDAR — 8 pts
CEDER — 8 pts
CEORL — 7 pts
CERCI — 9 pts
CERED — 8 pts
CERES — 7 pts
CERIA — 7 pts
CERIC — 9 pts
CEROS — 7 pts
CHAIR — 10 pts
CHARD — 11 pts
CHARE — 10 pts
CHARK — 14 pts
CHARM — 12 pts
CHARR — 10 pts
CHARS — 10 pts
CHART — 10 pts
CHARY — 13 pts
CHEER — 10 pts
CHERT — 10 pts
CHIRK — 14 pts
CHIRM — 12 pts
CHIRO — 10 pts
CHIRP — 12 pts
CHIRR — 10 pts
CHOIR — 10 pts
CHORD — 11 pts
CHORE — 10 pts
CHURL — 10 pts
CHURN — 10 pts
CHURR — 10 pts
CIDER — 8 pts
CIGAR — 8 pts
CIRCA — 9 pts
CIRES — 7 pts
CIRRI — 7 pts
CITER — 7 pts
CLARO — 7 pts
CLARY — 10 pts
CLEAR — 7 pts
CLERK — 11 pts
CLOUR — 7 pts
COBRA — 9 pts
CODER — 8 pts
COIRS — 7 pts
COLOR — 7 pts
COMER — 9 pts
COOER — 7 pts

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words contain R?

2,670 5-letter words in the TWL Scrabble dictionary contain the letter R.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with R?

FRIZZ scores 26 tile points, the highest among 5-letter words containing R.

Can I use this list for Wordle?

Yes. Every answer here is exactly five letters and contains R, so once Wordle confirms a R you can work straight down this list.

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Source: Lexora — https://www.lexorawords.com/words/5-letter-words-with-r. Machine-readable index: /llms.txt · typed actions: /agents.json · agent runbook: /agent-instructions.md.